crash, bang, boom

Rating: Null/10 (17 December 2013)

I watched this because I'd heard so many good things about Guillermo Del Toro. And the film looked good. The effects were quite impressive. But the movie felt hollow. It was all a beautiful exterior shell with no heart, nothing to keep it moving, and a threadbare plot acting as sinew holding it (barely) together.
If you grew up watching the Michael Bay Transformer movies, then this is your adult version because the plot is slightly more complicated this time around.
The plot summary is basically, bad guys are alien fish like giants. Humans fight back by creating giant robots controlled by humans. Lots of fights happen, destruction and mayhem ensues, and voila, you've got a blockbuster on your hands.
there are some minor characters that do get screen time and backstory time. They work great as caricatures. And that's about it. I don't want to watch this ever again, and likely not interested in the rumoured sequel.
crash bang boom kaching 5/10